Module 2
Windows Server Roles
Module Overview
• Role-Based Deployment
• Deploying Role-Specific Servers
Lesson 1: Role-Based Deployment
• What Is a Server Role?
• What Are Role Services?
• What Are Features?
• Overview of Server Manager
What Is a Server Role?
Server roles in Windows Server 2008 R2 describe a server’s
primary function
Server roles:
• Active Directory Certificate • Fax Server
Services • File Services
• Active Directory Domain • Hyper-V
Services
• Network Policy and Access
• Active Directory Federation Services
Services
• Print and Document
• Active Directory Lightweight Services
Directory Services
• Remote Desktop Services
• Active Directory Rights
Management Services • Web Server (IIS)
• Application Server • Windows Deployment
Services
• DHCP Server
• Windows Server Update
• DNS Server Services
What Are Role Services?
Role services allow you to control which role functionality is
installed and enabled
What Are Features?
Server features provide auxiliary or supporting functions
to servers
Overview of Server Manager
Active
Directory
Print File
Server Server
Demonstration: How to Manage Roles and
Features
• In this demonstration, you will see how to add roles and
features to a server
Lesson 2: Deploying Role-Specific Servers
• What Is a File Server?
• What Is a Domain Controller?
• What Is an Application Server?
• What Is a Web Server?
• What Is a Remote Access Server?
What Is a File Server?
A file server:
• Provides storage for users’ files
• Shares the folders that contain users’ files
• Ensures appropriate levels of access to users’ files
through security settings
• Provides backup and restore mechanisms
What Is a Domain Controller?
A domain controller:
• Holds a copy of AD DS
• Responds to requests for Active Directory information
• Authenticates users to the network
• Is located by querying DNS
Contoso.
com
sales.
Contoso.
com
What Is an Application Server?
An application server is a computer that is dedicated to
running network-aware application software
The applications that run on application servers are typically divided
into two categories:
• Traditional applications
• Web-based applications
What Is a Web Server?
A Web server is a server computer attached to either the Internet or
the corporate intranet providing content:
• Static Content
• Web-based applications
• Streaming Content
What Is a Remote Access Server?
Remote access is access to corporate resources from outside the
corporate network
Remote Access
Corporate Server
resources
Remote Computer
at Home
Wireless
Access Point
Remote Computer
at Internet Hot
Wireless Spot
Clients
DHCP Service
DHCP reduces the complexity and amount of administrative
work by using automatic TCP/IP configuration
Manual TCP/IP Configuration Automatic TCP/IP Configuration
• IP addresses are entered • IP addresses are supplied
manually automatically
• IP address could be entered • Correct configuration
incorrectly information is ensured
• Communication and network • Client configuration is updated
issues can result automatically
• Frequent computer moves • A common source of network
increase administrative effort problems is eliminated
How DHCP Allocates IP Addresses
DHCP Client2:
Non-DHCP Client: IP configuration
Static IP from DHCP server
configuration
Lease Renewal
Lease Generation
DHCP Server
DHCP Client1: DHCP
IP configuration Database
from DHCP server
IP Address1: Leased to DHCP Client1
IP Address2: Leased to DHCP Client2
IP Address3: Available to be leased
How DHCP Lease Generation Works
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Server2
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Server1 Client
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1 packet
2 DHCP servers broadcast a DHCPOFFER packet
3 DHCP client broadcasts a DHCPREQUEST packet
4 DHCP Server1 broadcasts a DHCPACK packet
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Domain Name System Role
Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed database
• DNS is the foundation of the Internet naming scheme
• DNS supports accessing resources by using
alphanumeric names
• DNS was created to support the Internet’s growing
number of hosts
Overview of the DNS Namespace
Root Domain
Top-Level
Domain net com org
Second-Level
Domain contoso
Subdomain
west south east
FQDN: sales Host: SERVER1
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Module Review and Takeaways
• Review Questions
• Tools
• Best Practices
